alzheimersche krankheit

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Definition of alzheimersche krankheit in German English dictionary

Alzheimer's disease

A disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes; senile dementia of Alzheimer's type

{i} degenerative disease of the central nervous system which is characterized by dementia (mainly affects the elderly)

Alzheimer's disease is a condition in which a person's brain gradually stops working properly. a disease that affects the brain, especially of old people, and that gradually makes it difficult to move, talk, or remember things = dementia (Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915), German medical scientist)